FRANCIS MARY BURDETTE
THE STORY AS I KNOW IT
Francis Mary Burdette was born about 1640.
The DAR Lineage Book 1979 states that Burr Harrison (1636-1697) married 2nd Sarah Francis Burdette. It does not state when or where or the source for this information. An unknown source from the Peabody Library in Baltimore also stated that Burr Harrison of St. Margaret's Westminster London England, born 1636 married Francis Burdett. No mention there of it being a second marriage. The Peabody Library hold mainly English Genealogy books.
The Stafford County, Virginia court records has a paper dated 1700 showing that Burr Harrison married Lettice Smith, widow of Edward Smith. Burr was asking to be appointed guardian to her children.
So until further information comes to light, we assume that Francis Mary Burdette was married to Burr Harrison probably in England about 1663 and is most likely the mother of his one known child. The Virginia Historical Magazine, Issue unknown had an article on this family "Harrison of Northern Virginia". It lists only one child, Thomas Harrison born Sept 7, 1665 and died 1746. If that is true and Francis was the mother, then she probably died shortly thereafter.
It is not known when Burr immigrated to Virginia. So a search for Francis could be done in Westminster, London.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
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1. When and where was Francis born?
2. When and where did she marry?
3. Was Thomas her son?
4. Did she have other children?
4. When and where did she die?
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